The 2004 European Tour was the 33rd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.
Changes for 2004 Changes from 2003 included two new tournaments, the Open de Sevilla and The Heritage, and the loss of the Benson & Hedges International Open, the Trophée Lancôme and the Nordic Open. The HSBC World Match Play Championship also became an official money-list event for the first time with an increased field determined by qualification criteria, which also meant it regained Official World Golf Ranking status, and the Mallorca Classic became a full European Tour event having been a dual-ranking event in 2003.
Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2004 season.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnerOWGRpointsOthertoursNotes7 DecOmega Hong Kong Open Hong Kong US$700,000 Pádraig Harrington (8)26 ASA 18 JanSouth African Airways Open South Africa £500,000 Trevor Immelman (2)32 AFR 25 JanDunhill Championship South Africa £500,000 Marcel Siem (1)18 AFR 1 FebJohnnie Walker Classic Thailand £1,000,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (8)38 ANZ, ASA 8 FebHeineken Classic Australia A$2,000,000 Ernie Els (16)34 ANZ 15 FebANZ Championship Australia A$1,750,000 Brian Davis (2)20 ANZ 22 FebCarlsberg Malaysian Open Malaysia US$1,210,000 Thongchai Jaidee (1)16 ASA 29 FebWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship United States US$7,000,000 Tiger Woods (n/a)74 World Golf Championship7 MarDubai Desert Classic UAE US$2,000,000 Mark O'Meara (n/a)46 14 MarQatar Masters Qatar US$1,500,000 Joakim Haeggman (3)24 21 MarCaltex Singapore Masters Singapore US$900,000 Colin Montgomerie (28)16 ASA 28 MarMadeira Island Open Portugal €600,000 Chris Hanell (1)24 CHA 4 AprAlgarve Open de Portugal Portugal €1,250,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (9)24 11 AprMasters Tournament United States US$6,000,000 Phil Mickelson (n/a)100 Major championship18 AprOpen de Sevilla Spain €1,000,000 Ricardo González (3)24 New tournament25 AprCanarias Open de España Spain €1,650,000 Christian Cévaër (1)24 3 MayTelecom Italia Open Italy €1,200,000 Graeme McDowell (2)24 9 MayDaily Telegraph Damovo British Masters England £1,600,000 Barry Lane (5)30 16 MayBMW Asian Open China US$1,500,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (10)18 ASA 23 MayDeutsche Bank - SAP Open TPC of Europe Germany €3,000,000 Trevor Immelman (3)48 30 MayVolvo PGA Championship England €3,750,000 Scott Drummond (1)64 Flagship event6 JunCeltic Manor Wales Open Wales £1,500,000 Simon Khan (1)24 13 JunDiageo Championship at Gleneagles Scotland £1,400,000 Miles Tunnicliff (2)24 20 JunAa St Omer Open France €400,000 Philippe Lima (1)16 CHA 20 JunU.S. Open United States US$6,250,000 Retief Goosen (10)100 Major championship27 JunOpen de France France €3,000,000 Jean-François Remésy (2)24 4 JulSmurfit European Open Ireland £2,400,000 Retief Goosen (11)40 11 JulBarclays Scottish Open Scotland £2,200,000 Thomas Levet (3)48 18 JulThe Open Championship Scotland £4,000,000 Todd Hamilton (n/a)100 Major championship25 JulNissan Irish Open Ireland €1,900,000 Brett Rumford (2)26 1 AugScandinavian Masters Sweden €1,600,000 Luke Donald (1)24 8 AugKLM Open Netherlands €1,200,000 David Lynn (1)24 15 AugBMW Russian Open Russia US$500,000 Gary Emerson (1)16 CHA 15 AugPGA Championship United States US$6,250,000 Vijay Singh (12)100 Major championship22 AugWGC-NEC Invitational United States US$7,000,000 Stewart Cink (1)76 World Golf Championship29 AugBMW International Open Germany €1,800,000 Miguel Ángel Jiménez (11)44 5 SepOmega European Masters Switzerland €1,600,000 Luke Donald (2) 30 12 Sep Linde German Masters Germany €3,000,000 Pádraig Harrington (9)42 26 SepThe Heritage England €2,000,000 Henrik Stenson (2)28 New tournament3 OctWGC-American Express Championship Ireland US$7,000,000 Ernie Els (17)70 World Golf Championship10 OctDunhill Links Championship Scotland US$5,000,000 Stephen Gallacher (1)54 Pro-Am17 OctHSBC World Match Play Championship England £1,660,000 Ernie Els (18)48 Upgraded to official eventLimited-field event17 OctMallorca Classic Spain €1,000,000 Sergio García (5)24 24 OctOpen de Madrid Spain €1,000,000 Richard Sterne (1)24 31 OctVolvo Masters Andalucía Spain €3,750,000 Ian Poulter (6)44 Tour Championship
Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the European Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official.
DateTournamentHost countryPurseWinnersOWGRpointsNotes19 Sep Ryder Cup United States n/a Team Europe n/a Team event21 Nov WGC-World Cup Spain US$4,000,000 Paul Casey and Luke Donald n/a World Golf ChampionshipTeam event
Order of Merit The Order of Merit was titled as the Volvo Order of Merit and was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in Euros.
Position Player Prize money (€)1 Ernie Els 4,061,9052 Retief Goosen 2,325,2023 Pádraig Harrington 1,910,3944 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 1,886,2375 Thomas Levet 1,727,9456 Graeme McDowell 1,648,8627 Lee Westwood 1,592,7668 Darren Clarke 1,563,8039 Ian Poulter 1,533,15810 David Howell 1,501,502
Awards AwardWinner Golfer of the Year Vijay Singh Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Scott Drummond
See also 2004 in golf 2004 European Seniors Tour
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